The Cultural Heritage and Urban Development project is helping preserve the heritage of 5 historic cities in Lebanon through renewing infrastructure, opening ways to creative business opportunities and helping grow the economy.

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Supporting Lebanon’s cultural heritage as a driver of job creation and local economic development

Le Groupe de la Banque Mondiale soutient le patrimoine culturel libanais comme moteur de la création d’emplois et du développement économique local

مجموعة البنك الدولي تدعم التراث الثقافي اللبناني كمحرك لخلق الوظائف والتنمية الاقتصادية المحلية

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World Bank Group Supports Lebanon’s Cultural Heritage

The Cultural Heritage and Urban Development project is helping preserve the heritage of 5 historic cities in Lebanon through renewing infrastructure, opening ways to creative business opportunities and helping grow the economy.

Read more:

Supporting Lebanon’s cultural heritage as a driver of job creation and local economic development

Le Groupe de la Banque Mondiale soutient le patrimoine culturel libanais comme moteur de la création d’emplois et du développement économique local

مجموعة البنك الدولي تدعم التراث الثقافي اللبناني كمحرك لخلق الوظائف والتنمية الاقتصادية المحلية

and watch the video:

World Bank Group Supports Lebanon’s Cultural Heritage

The Cultural Heritage and Urban Development project is helping preserve the heritage of 5 historic cities in Lebanon through renewing infrastructure, opening ways to creative business opportunities and helping grow the economy.

Read more:

Supporting Lebanon’s cultural heritage as a driver of job creation and local economic development

Le Groupe de la Banque Mondiale soutient le patrimoine culturel libanais comme moteur de la création d’emplois et du développement économique local

مجموعة البنك الدولي تدعم التراث الثقافي اللبناني كمحرك لخلق الوظائف والتنمية الاقتصادية المحلية

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World Bank Group Supports Lebanon’s Cultural Heritage

Archaeologists have found the location of a long-sought Spanish fort on the South Carolina coast at the site of what was once the first capital of Spanish Florida.

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Remains of Lost Spanish Fort Found on South Carolina Coast - New York Times

Santa Elena fort found after decades-long search - The State

Report: A preliminary exploration of Santa Elena's sixteenth century colonial landscape though shallow geophysics

Thanks to Santa Elena Foundation for sharing this wonderful news!

Bringing the Coliseum back to life (without the lions)

The public and private sectors work together to safeguard cultural heritage and Italy is leading the way

In recent years, Italian fashion houses have been leading the way, partnering to unleash the potential of the country’s heritage for economic development.  Fendi completed the conservation of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, while Prada and Versace helped to bring the majestic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan to an online audience with the curation of a digital archive.  The completion of another ambitious project has been unveiled this month at the historic Coliseum in Rome, in what has been praised by global media as a major act of modern-day cultural patronage. Tod’s Group, one of the Italian leading shoe companies, responded to a Government call to the private sector to invest in and conserve the Italy’s many cultural heritage treasures.  On July 1, 2016 the first and most complex phase of the project was completed.  This phase consisted of gently cleaning the monument and removing damage caused by pollution.  Using state-of-the-art techniques, workers removed deposits of dust and grime from the exterior of the monument, while leaving the patina of the time. Thousands of people have been employed in this massive undertaking, leveraging the expertise of Italy’s best trained professionals, including archeologists, architects, engineers, specialized technicians and restorers. Tod’s donated 25 million euros for the entire project, thanks to an unprecedented tax relief initiative initiated by Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage to attract private investment.  Now that the cleaning has been completed, the next phase of the project can begin.  By the end of 2018, a new visitor center will be delivered.  Built underground, without any visual impact on the area, it will provide visitors with amenities, services, and educational facilities, which will enrich the experience of visitors.  In parallel, the Italian Government has provided 18 million euros that will finance the reconstruction of the arena, using techniques and solutions compatible with conservation, so that the Coliseum can eventually host events again and perform the function it was originally designed for.  The Coliseum, built around 70-80 AD, about two thousand years ago, receives around 6 million visitors per year, generating about 40 million euros. This revenue is reinvested to manage and maintain the monument, as well as to cross-subsidize several other heritage sites in the city of Rome, which together make the city one of the most appreciated places to live and visit internationally.

  IL NUOVO COLOSSEO by TOD'S - YouTube

CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM KSB

Good morning everyone, we are the Culture, Heritage, and Sustainable Tourism KSB.

Imagine Egypt without the Pyramids, or Peru without Machu Picchu? Greece without the Parthenon? How about Syria without Palmyra?  Afghanistan without the giant Buddha?

These places would not be the same without these cultural icons and landscapes. They would be less special and they would be places with fewer jobs.

These assets are magnets for tourism, and quite simply because tourism equals jobs!  Tourism accounts for 9% of Global GDP, 1 out of every 11 jobs, and $1.3 Trillion dollars in Exports worldwide.

What do we do as a development lender?  Here at the Bank, we help clients put their assets to work so they can contribute to their local economies. We have learned how to help them do this in an integrated way, offering our expertise as one institution.

And what about our KSB? Open door, operations, events, knowledge:

1. We have an open door policy with followers from all GPs.
2. We learn lessons from past operations and inspire new innovation.
3. We help organize high level events, including the recent tourism forum in December with the President,
4. And we bring in fresh knowledge from outside.

We invite you to stop by our booth, and learn more about us. We are interested in your advice – we want you to tell us what you think.  You will learn about our results, including with interviews of our beneficiaries. If you come to our booth, you will find out which country for every dollar we invested in public sector infrastructure, we attracted seven dollars of private investment.

Please come taste your way around the world; we look forward to welcoming you!

Thank you!

The Cultural Heritage and Urban Development project is helping preserve the heritage of 5 historic cities in Lebanon through renewing infrastructure, opening ways to creative business opportunities and helping grow the economy.

Read more:

Supporting Lebanon’s cultural heritage as a driver of job creation and local economic development

Le Groupe de la Banque Mondiale soutient le patrimoine culturel libanais comme moteur de la création d’emplois et du développement économique local

مجموعة البنك الدولي تدعم التراث الثقافي اللبناني كمحرك لخلق الوظائف والتنمية الاقتصادية المحلية

and watch the video:

World Bank Group Supports Lebanon’s Cultural Heritage

Archaeologists have found the location of a long-sought Spanish fort on the South Carolina coast at the site of what was once the first capital of Spanish Florida.

Read more:

Remains of Lost Spanish Fort Found on South Carolina Coast - New York Times

Santa Elena fort found after decades-long search - The State

Report: A preliminary exploration of Santa Elena's sixteenth century colonial landscape though shallow geophysics

Thanks to Santa Elena Foundation for sharing this wonderful news!

Bringing the Coliseum back to life (without the lions)

The public and private sectors work together to safeguard cultural heritage and Italy is leading the way

In recent years, Italian fashion houses have been leading the way, partnering to unleash the potential of the country’s heritage for economic development.  Fendi completed the conservation of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, while Prada and Versace helped to bring the majestic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan to an online audience with the curation of a digital archive.  The completion of another ambitious project has been unveiled this month at the historic Coliseum in Rome, in what has been praised by global media as a major act of modern-day cultural patronage. Tod’s Group, one of the Italian leading shoe companies, responded to a Government call to the private sector to invest in and conserve the Italy’s many cultural heritage treasures.  On July 1, 2016 the first and most complex phase of the project was completed.  This phase consisted of gently cleaning the monument and removing damage caused by pollution.  Using state-of-the-art techniques, workers removed deposits of dust and grime from the exterior of the monument, while leaving the patina of the time. Thousands of people have been employed in this massive undertaking, leveraging the expertise of Italy’s best trained professionals, including archeologists, architects, engineers, specialized technicians and restorers. Tod’s donated 25 million euros for the entire project, thanks to an unprecedented tax relief initiative initiated by Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage to attract private investment.  Now that the cleaning has been completed, the next phase of the project can begin.  By the end of 2018, a new visitor center will be delivered.  Built underground, without any visual impact on the area, it will provide visitors with amenities, services, and educational facilities, which will enrich the experience of visitors.  In parallel, the Italian Government has provided 18 million euros that will finance the reconstruction of the arena, using techniques and solutions compatible with conservation, so that the Coliseum can eventually host events again and perform the function it was originally designed for.  The Coliseum, built around 70-80 AD, about two thousand years ago, receives around 6 million visitors per year, generating about 40 million euros. This revenue is reinvested to manage and maintain the monument, as well as to cross-subsidize several other heritage sites in the city of Rome, which together make the city one of the most appreciated places to live and visit internationally.

  IL NUOVO COLOSSEO by TOD'S - YouTube